as in damn
the smallest amount or part imaginable
it's obvious that he doesn't have a jot of interest in history
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Recent Examples of jot
This could be something as simple as a quick jot in your Notes app, or super extra like an advanced Excel spreadsheet—whatever works best for you.
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Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 26 Nov. 2024
Any guy who journals, writes, or simply jots down notes will use it forever.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2024
Her campaign isn’t copying every jot and tittle of Trump’s tax plan and would try to recover some of the $2 trillion to $3 trillion deficit her plan would cause with taxes on unrealized gains for people with a wealth of more than $100 million and jacking up the corporate tax rate to 28%.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Sep. 2024
The male characters, from the man behind the curtain (Blake Hammond in a hammy turn as the Wizard of Oz) to the party boy Fiyero, (Xavier McKinnon) never steal even a jot of attention from the bond between Elphaba and Glinda.
—Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2024
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Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 26 Nov. 2024
Any guy who journals, writes, or simply jots down notes will use it forever.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2024
Her campaign isn’t copying every jot and tittle of Trump’s tax plan and would try to recover some of the $2 trillion to $3 trillion deficit her plan would cause with taxes on unrealized gains for people with a wealth of more than $100 million and jacking up the corporate tax rate to 28%.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Sep. 2024
The male characters, from the man behind the curtain (Blake Hammond in a hammy turn as the Wizard of Oz) to the party boy Fiyero, (Xavier McKinnon) never steal even a jot of attention from the bond between Elphaba and Glinda.
—Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jot
Noun
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Even for those in the North who didn’t care a damn for the four million held in brutal bondage, or those who wanted a soft, conciliatory approach, the war began to take on new and moral meaning.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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At the start, the project required building a damn to drain the water from the facade.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Miss Keaton…is not a whit like the flustered ingénue she was cast to play.—
Chris Morris,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
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The whit and the whoo are from different owls.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Who knows — this one might, in tiny increments, one acoustic guitar lick or exhortation to live fully at a time.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2025
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While Kendrick and Drake were putting their pens to their limits, Metro fired up some software and got his licks in.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There are hoots and hollers from raucous tourists on Bourbon Street, for example.—
Matt Alderton,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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There are a few hoots and hollers as the others agree or protest.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The shred of good news is that this might finally get Kate into the White House, since Grace Penn (Allison Janney) is looking for a VP.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
27 Oct. 2025
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Walston ripped up the card and let the shreds fall on Penn.—
Cameron Crowe,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But the restriction appeared to do little to keep the pollution at bay.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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But these low-risk hi jinx will encourage your own littles to try new things and take chances for the adventure of learning and saving friends.—
Katie Grant,
Parents,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Jot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jot. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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